The Pennsylvania man who killed his mother-of-four Uber driver has been sentenced to life behind bars without parole for the brutal murder.
Calvin Crew, 25, was sentenced on Monday to life without parole for the 2022 slaying of Christina Spicuzza.
Harrowing dashboard camera footage showed the 38-year-old mother-of-four begging for her life when Crew put a gun to her head after she picked him up for a ride.
Crew was convicted of first-degree murder in February and faced the death penalty, reported WTAE.
However, Spicuzza’s family asked that he be spared and the murderer was sentenced to life, with an additional 13 to 26 years for kidnapping and robbery charges.
‘You should have the death penalty but we showed mercy,’ said Spicuzza’s mother, Cindy Spicuzza. ‘You executed her. No mercy, no remorse. It was abhorrent. It was murder.’
Crew was not in the courtroom for sentencing at his own request, and his defense attorney said his client maintains his innocence and plans to appeal, according to KDKA.
‘No reason other than a coward. A coward who couldn’t be here today to face this,’ said Spicuzza’s life partner, Brandon Marto.
